The Consumer Justice Clinic of the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is seeking a Staff Attorney/Clinical Supervisor to provide representation and advocacy on behalf of low-income consumers and to assist with the training and supervision of law student interns. The ideal candidate is a strong legal advocate with excellent case management and organizational skills; experience in litigation and/or consumer law; interest in training law students; and a passion for working with low-income people.

EBCLC is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to provide high-quality legal services to low-income clients and educational opportunities for law students and community volunteers. As UC Berkeley Law School's community-based clinic, EBCLC is currently the largest provider of free legal services for low-income residents in the East Bay, with a staff of 40 and an annual roster of 150 law student interns providing services to 5,000 clients each year.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide advice, counsel and limited scope representation to clients assisted through our weekly community-based clinics on a variety of consumer issues: Issues include debt collection defense, student loans, car fraud, predatory lending, and consumer scams, particularly those that target immigrant communities such as notario fraud, fraudulent crossborder services, employment and educational scams, and ESL scams

• Represent clients in litigation, both debt collection defense and affirmative litigation

• Engage in policy advocacy related to consumer law at the local and state level

• Supervise clinical law students in the performance of the above duties, including substantive law and skills training, weekly individual and group case reviews, and day-to-day monitoring

• Complete administrative tasks as assigned by Supervisor or Executive Director, such as those related to grant reporting

• Participate in on-going professional development to improve client services and student supervision

• Additional tasks as assigned by Supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. degree required, member of the California State Bar in good standing

• Experience providing legal services to low-income individuals

• Minimum 2 years of litigation experience, preferably in consumer law

• Demonstrated excellent written and oral advocacy skills

• Experience with, or strong interest in, student supervision and teaching

• Ability to manage a demanding case load; excellent time management, priority-setting and organizational skills

• Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of groups, including people of color, homeless clients, immigrants, non-English speakers, clients with mental disabilities, clients experiencing domestic violence, law students, service providers, government employees, elected officials and law school faculty 

• Great interpersonal skills, flexibility and demonstrated ability to work within a team

• Bilingual skills in Spanish or Cantonese

Salary

This is a full-time (35 hour work week) regular salaried position starting on January 11, 2016.

Nonprofit salary commensurate with experience; generous benefits package including 100% employer-funded medical, dental, and vision plans, and paid time off.

Application Procedure

Submit applications by email to jobs@ebclc.org; by mail to East Bay Community Law Center, 2921 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703; or by fax to (510) 548-2566. Applications should include a cover letter, resume, short writing sample, and names/contact information for two professional references. Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, November 13, 2015.

EBCLC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, ethnic background, sex, disability or sexual orientation. People of color, women, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.